LitList vs Pippin

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LitList compared with Pippin
Detail	LitList	Pippin
What it does	Reading tracker with spice ratings and trope tagging built for romantasy and BookTok readers	A Mac app that writes and keeps your to-do list from the text on your screen
Stage	Not given	MVP
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	CA	Not given
Pricing model	Not given	Free
Pricing	Free forever: unlimited library, series tracking, reading timer, streaks, journal, quotes, spice ratings, trope tagging, friends, unlimited buddy reads, daily pick, and CSV export. LitList Plus: $5.99/month or $34.99/year for unlimited recommendation batches, mood and spice filters, all stats card t	Free during beta. AI costs depend on your provider: ChatGPT plan costs vary by subscription, Claude API costs $100 to $500 per month in credits, OpenRouter uses pay-per-use pricing.
Key features	5-pepper spice scale for rating book steaminess 46 tropes searchable across your library Series tracker finds missing books in reading order Track physical books, ebooks and audiobooks together Unlimited buddy reads with spoiler protection Reading journal with mood tracking and quotes Shareable reading stats cards for social media Import libraries from other reading apps via CSV Family profiles to track children's reading	Auto-updates tasks as they progress in emails and chat apps Recents section shows up to ten rows from the last three days Works with any Mac app that supports macOS Accessibility Local data storage on Mac with no cloud sync Masks passwords, API keys, tokens and sensitive numbers before saving Screen reading checks every 15 seconds via macOS Accessibility Voice chat interface to ask questions and give commands Pause screen awareness for an hour or longer when needed Requires macOS 15 or later with Apple silicon
What makes it different	Spice data only from readers, never scraped or AI-generated Private journal entries never used to train AI models Built by a single independent reader-developer in Canada	Writes tasks automatically from screen text instead of requiring manual typing Keeps to-do list current without manual updates as work progresses Uses your own AI provider instead of running proprietary servers All data stored locally on Mac with no cloud account or server access to screen text Never reads passwords or common password managers like 1Password and Bitwarden
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	1 no change since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	4	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	15	0
Referring domains (Majestic)	4	0

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